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    Throttle sound bug?

    Anyone else having this issue? The throttle sound will bug out and cant be heard for a few seconds then comes back... its very annoying and wondered if this was a known issue, and if there's any permanent fix?

    I did a search any cant find and info about it :/
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    funktastic-'s Avatar Banned
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    this has happened to me lots of times to over the past couple of weeks ... anyone out there know why
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    I never had this happen before today, and now it's just occurred on about ten tracks in a row. Really annoying.

    Also, I noticed sound effects missing from one of the tracks I played. Not sure if it's related and affects the game in general, or just a bug with that specific track.
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    Originally Posted by KitchenKnives Go to original post
    I never had this happen before today, and now it's just occurred on about ten tracks in a row. Really annoying.

    Also, I noticed sound effects missing from one of the tracks I played. Not sure if it's related and affects the game in general, or just a bug with that specific track.

    i also had this yesterday when i was playing way of the machine.
    before yesterday i only had this bug one time and that was in the Editor.
    yesterday came the update and i had it on a regular track.
    Dont know, maybe just a coincidence, just wanted to let you guys know.
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    Wilppe's Avatar Trials Developer
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    Could you guys give more details such as the platform, how to reproduce the issue step by step (if there is a pattern) and if some sound effects are missing, which ones? A video clip would also help immensely!

    -W
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    Originally Posted by Wilppe Go to original post
    Could you guys give more details such as the platform, how to reproduce the issue step by step (if there is a pattern) and if some sound effects are missing, which ones? A video clip would also help immensely!

    -W
    It seems to occur entirely at random, but once it's started it keeps happening intermittently. I was resetting checkpoints multiple times and perhaps 60% of the time the sound would cut out, with some quiet hiccups of engine noise occurring as I held the trigger down.

    I'm on PS4, the track that had a missing sound effect was called "Gold Fever (hard)". I don't know the specific name of the effect, but it was the sound made by the hydraulic press thing right at the beginning of the track. I've since played that track again and there were no errors, the only time it happened is when I was experiencing the throttle bug before, which makes me think they're related.

    I'll definitely save a video if it happens again, but it's been fine the past day.
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    I'm on PC but there's 1 in-game track where the bike sound cuts out sometimes, most often when above the water, it's in the DLC3 skillgame Labyrinth Zone.

    I had it happen pretty often, but that might be a different issue as it's isolated to that track only.
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    I don't know if this will help, but before the most recent update, the bike sound that was created when the bike ran over objects used to persist even when the bike left the object. So for example, if the bike rode through a water puddle and then hit a ramp, the bike would continue to make the water puddle sound even once it was in the air. I haven't gotten to play trials extensively since the latest update, so I'm not sure if the bug I'm talking about has persisted. I've never actually encountered the one you guys are referring to, with the bike sound cutting out.
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    I actually just realized I did capture it on video at the time. I don't have footage of it persisting throughout resets and restarts though.

    Here it is:

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    Wilppe's Avatar Trials Developer
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    Thank you very much everyone! We'll see what we can do.

    The only possible explanation that I can think of for the throttle sound disappearing is that there are some memory problems in a track. I myself have never heard it in any official RL creations (or even custom tracks) on consoles or PC. The curious thing is that in theory this should never happen, since the bike engine sounds have the absolutely highest playback priority. Some other sounds effects might sometimes fail to play if there's a lot going on in a track at that moment, but they should always be the more minor ones.

    If you keep experiencing this issue, especially in official RL tracks, please let us know and attach videos to your messages if possible, so we can pinpoint the problem.

    @TeriXeri: We are aware of this issue in that specific track. The engine sound is changed every time you enter or exit the water, which sometimes causes delays in engine playback.

    @pneumaticbog484: We are aware of this issue too, and it is related to particle effects that appear behind the rear wheel when the bike leaves a water puddle. To my knowledge the particle doesn't entirely disappear, which is the reason why the water sound also plays for a while (since it's attached to the effect).

    Cheers,

    -W
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